The ranking of a king depends on the prosperity of his town and his accomplishments as a warrior-hero. What chance does a tiny little prince the size of a thumb have in such a world? Especially one whom the people mock as he strides happily through the town centre in his underpants. And even more… Read More First Impression: Ranking of Kings
Akihabara is in flames as giant police dog mechas bear down on panicking people. Suddenly, a metal fist pummels a mecha dog just as it’s about to crush a man, and the narrator kicks in. Flash back to a few hours earlier, as Hosomichi is heading to work around the time most citizens are being… Read More First Impression: Rumble Garanndoll
A familiar little girl wearing a sailor fuku with stuffed dango in hand walks into a planetarium, where she’s greeted by another familiar face, an android with blue hair, who introduces her to a story among the stars, where orbs are able to grant wishes and friends and family can join together one last time…… Read More First Impression: Kaginado
What do you get when vampires sing to a blood red moon, but with lyrics, a beat, and a microphone that comes from their swords? VISUAL PRISON, of course, which was not at all what I expected when I pressed play on Funimation’s stream for this show. Episode 1 introduces Ange Yuki, a normal kid… Read More First Impression: VISUAL PRISON
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba season two is here and the first episode started out with a fiery bang! If you’ve seen the movie, Mugen Train, you can be encouraged to know that this whole episode centers around the passionate Rengoku and delivers all the happy vibes that I was hoping for (especially in light of… Read More First Impression: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Season Two)
A girl wakes up in the middle of a parking lot, and a boy, in a bed of asters at the foot of a tori gate. Cut to a sci-fi chamber with techno-magic happening, where a creepy man announces that the King is ready for another living sacrifice. Another creepy man with stylish stubble laughs… Read More First Impression: BUILD-DIVIDE -#000000- CODE BLACK
Greetings, friends! It is I, NegativePrimes, your resident isekai aficionado! Always on the lookout for an X-in-another-world story that stands head and shoulders above the pack. And in The Faraway Paladin, we have one that indeed stands out. How so, you ask? First, it doesn’t have a title like “That Time I Was Reincarnated in… Read More First Impression: The Faraway Paladin